Hat and coat hanger.



No. 861,820. I PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

I R. P. & L. F. ELLIOTT.

' HAT AND GOAT HANGER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAY F. ELLIOTT AND LLOYD F. ELLIOTT, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

HAT AND COAT HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, RAY F. ELLIOTT and LLOYD F. ELLIOTT, residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat and Coat Hangers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hangers for hats and coats; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the hanger showing it in its ordinary position when not in use. Fig. 2 is a front view of the hanger showing it turned to the position it assumes when a coat is placed on the hook.

A is an angle-shaped bracket provided with a bar a at its lower and front portion which stands clear of the wall.

B are screws or other similar fastening devices for securing the bracket rigidly to a wall or other similar support.

The bracket and the other parts of the hanger are preferably formed of wire.

O is a wire loop for holding the hat. The wires of the loop have twisted portions 0, and D are two parallel arms which project on the other side of the said twisted portions from the loop. The arms D have eyes cl at about the middle of their length, and these eyes are pivoted upon the bar a of the supporting'bracket. The arms D also have eyes a at their free ends, and E is a hook which is pivoted to the eyes 6. This hook is suspended in a substantially vertical position, and it has a rectangular loop a for engaging with the eyes 6.

The hat is placed in the loop O when the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 1. The brim oi the hat rests on the loop and the crown projects through it. When a coat is hung on the hook the weight of the coat turns the parts to the positions shown in Fig. 1 and the 40 hat is held against the wall.

What we claim is:

1. In a hat and coat hanger, the combination, with a supporting bracket, of a lever pivoted on the said bracket and provided at one end with a loop for holding a hat, said loop being normally depressed by gravity, and a hook carried by the other end portion of the said lever, the said loop being raised pivotally by the weight of a garment when hung; on the said hook.

2. In a hat and coat hanger, the combination, with a supporting bracket having a bar, of a lever formed of two Wire arms which are pivoted on the said bar and provided at one end with twisted portions and a loop for holding a hat, said loop being normally depressed by gravity, and a hook pivoted to the other end portions of the said arms, said loop being raised pivotally by the weight of a garment when hung on the said hook.

In testimony whereof we atiix our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses.

RAY F. ELLIOTT. LLOYD F. ELLIOTT. Witnesses H. 1. KING, Gno. POHLER. 

